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Fore, please. Now driving: Kevin Robbins, who takes dead aim at the Austin golf scene and the topography of the game throughout Texas.
Four local teens earn Eagle Scout rank
Four students earn the rank of Eagle Scout The following students have earned Eagle Scout ranking, the highest level of recognition in the Boy Scouts: Matt Moore , 15, son of Mitch and CC Moore of Austin, built planter beds and refurbished the pond habitat for Cedar Creek Elementary.
Christmas spectacular on tap this weekend
The Dance Institutea s Christmas Spectacular on Dec. 13 will put on a show Hill Country Galleria shoppers would kick themselves for ignoring.
Milestones CureSearch Walk focuses on children
The Milestones CureSearch Walk is coming up this Saturday . Rachel Durkin Drga and Cindy Fitchpatrick, both co-chairing the CureSearch Walk, stopped by the News 8 studio to tell us about the event.
Green Santa reports slow donations
Green Santa reports donations thus far this season have been slow. "We have had no monetary donations to date," Jeanne Jarvis said.
Oak Hill Development May Bring Traffic
A plan to build a new retail and residential complex may help get the stalled y at oak hill expansion project back in gear.
All other forms of entertainment considered, going out to eat is the one ticket everybody buys, whether it's fast-food cheap seats, big-steak luxury boxes or the chicken-fried arena seating in-between. Let American-Statesman and austin360.com restaurant critic Mike Sutter be your all-access guide to the Central Texas dining-out scene.
Man accused of jewelry thefts shoots self in police standoff
A man who police say was wanted in connection with several high-end jewelry and watch thefts in Austin and Bee Cave pulled out a handgun and fatally shot himself as officers approached him in a motel parking lot in Knoxville.
Golf classic, Taste of LT to whet appetites
Last year's inaugural Rolling Sculpture Car Show was a smash hit. It returns to the Hill Country Galleria this Sunday between 12-6 p.m. The event is free to the public.
TXMPA's Annual Spaghetti Western Tickets on Sale
This year's event will feature live performances by The Tiny Tin Hearts and Erik Larson & Peacekeeper.
Bee Cave officially opened Central Park on Oct. 15 after months of delays, but not without a lingering issue the city is working to resolve with contractors.
Local jewel wins People's Choice Kaki Gaines, a University of Texas senior, won a People's Choice Awards' national design contest; her statement necklace design will be seen at the awards show in Los Angeles on Jan.
If price is right, many lake-area homes still selling well
While much of the rest of the nation is suffering from real estate devaluation, the Lake Travis market appears to be on the upswing, local realtors are saying.
New hospital to open new doors for area's economy
Regardless of what Congress does - or does not do concerning health care reform matters little to the Lakeway Regional Medical Center.
getting set to relocate office
We have some important news that I need to pass on to our readers. Later in October, the Lake Travis View will be maaoving its physical office temporarily.
Bee Cave council passes budget
Bee Cave City Council members approved a $3.7 million budget for fiscal year 2009-10 at Tuesday nighta s regular meeting largely based on maintaining its 2 cent property tax rate and a projection of $5.19 in sales tax revenue over that time.
About 250 fans who bought an advance copy of his new album got to see Bob Schneider play Tuesday night with one of his various band lineups.
Flu hits quickly, not as severe as first thought
Two predictions concerning Swine Flu seem to be accurate in the Hill Country: the new strain is not as severe as first believed and it moves quickly.
Former Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Jim Wimberly has been appointed Texas Disposal Systems' new president, according to an announcement by Texas Disposal Systems CEO and co-founder Bob Gregory.